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Walking into One Art Space on Warren Street, Massimo Vignelli’s 1964 Pirelli advertisement greeted me — you know the one, the red and pink duotone image of a joyful bike ride. It was a bright spot of color against a black-and-white gallery display featuring the names of influential Italian designers. I was delighted to attend the launch event for “...

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Conceived as a dynamic space for interaction and creativity, the new Poltrona Frau flagship at 118 Madison Avenue embodies the design vision of AMDL CIRCLE, helmed by the architect Michele De Lucchi. Inside an Art Deco building from the early 1900s, the showroom is organized on three levels, for an impressive floorspace of over 1700 sqm, where clie...

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Angela Caputi represents a case of particular interest in the Italian Design scene, placing herself in an ideal terrain between Fashion and Art. The Florentine designer and entrepreneur in 1975 left teaching and devoted herself full-time to the creation of highly innovative craftsmanship, characterized by strong originality and extreme quality. Her...

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Following the tragic collapse of Baltimore‘s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, a collaborative team has proposed a design for its replacement. The team comprises Carlo Ratti Associati — the architecture firm led by architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti — WeBuild, an Italian construction group, and Michel Virlogeux, a French structural engineer....

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In a testament to Maria Manetti Shrem’s continuing commitment to the arts and education internationally, the “Maria Manetti Shrem Arts Renaissance” will be created at the University of California, Davis, with a pledge of more than $20 million to further the art patron’s longstanding philanthropic partnership with the university. Funding eight endow...

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Don’t be like everybody else heading to Polignano a Mare and Alberobello… unless you want the crowds to push you to the edges of your sanity. Instead, check out these 10 under-the-radar Puglian places; from cathedrals designed by modern and contemporary architects to a ghost town and a high-speed test track, this is where to find the eccentric side...

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Frieze New York is well underway, and the art world’s power brokers have assembled in Manhattan to prowl the fair and its various satellites. Milling among the booths and openings, you might find one of the scene’s best-loved characters, and perhaps the one having the most fun: Ralph DeLuca.  The art advisor—with his thick New Jersey accent, high-s...

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The labyrinth has always been the symbol of man’s intricate journey through life, having a more or less religious value. In the Renaissance it became a must have ornament and an amusing pastime in the gardens and palaces of the noble and wealthy families. And now, it will become a work of “land art” in the vineyards of Lazio. The “Limito” project,...

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Made in Italy NYC is an exclusive free exhibition celebrating the rich heritage of postwar Italian graphic design and its enduring relationship with the U.S. This one-off exhibition—set for May 22–23 at One Art Space—will feature original pieces from significant and influential Italian, Italian American and American designers. All the materials com...

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Pompeii is shining a light on mysterious rites of ancient Rome thanks to terracotta-style solar roof tiles installed on one of its most famous villas. The traditional-looking tiles have solar photovoltaic cells inside, allowing the UNESCO World Heritage Site to preserve its aesthetics while generating clean energy to illuminate its frescoes. And th...

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